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Nigerian Military Dismisses Sunday Igboho’s Spy Claim

Igboho Attacks Tinubu, Ooni, Vows To Destroy Properties

February 3, 2021 6:58 am

Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho, has launched a scathing attack on Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, describing them as Fulani slaves.

The activist went further to berate some traditional rulers in Yoruba land, accusing them of not showing enough support for the struggle to liberate the Yoruba from their ‘Fulani oppressors’.

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Igboho spoke at a virtual town hall meeting that started at late night on Tuesday and ended at the early …

Kaduna: PDP Floors APC Again, Wins Kajuru LG Election

Buhari, APC Leaders Encourage Terrorism In Nigeria – PDP

December 5, 2020 2:34 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has indicted the President Muhammadu Buhari government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, of encouraging terrorism in Nigeria.

This came two days after Chief of Defence General Burutai stated that terrorism in Nigeria will last for the next 20 years. PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan maintained that the Buhari-led APC is responsible for the killing of innocent Nigerians by terrorists. He stated that APC members in a bid to frustrate the efforts of former President Goodluck Jonathan once sympathised with terrorists.

Read Also: 2023: PDP, The Only Hope Nigerians Need To Survive – Saraki

Ologbondiyan in …

Gov. Buni Approves April 12 For Schools’ Resumption In Yobe

End SARS Protesters Have Hidden Agenda – Buni

October 19, 2020 2:26 pm

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the ongoing protest against police brutality has a hidden agenda.

APC Acting National Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni, made the remark during an interview on BBC Hausa Service.

Buni, who is the Governor of Yobe State also warned that the ongoing protest may lead to anarchy.

He lamented that hoodlums are using the protest to terrorize Nigerians.

Read Also: Breaking: End SARS: Edo Govt Declares Curfew

According to Buni: ‘Hoodlums can utilize the gathering to cause confusion and terrorize other innocents citizens.’

‘The ongoing protests show that there is

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₦10bn Suit: Ortom Gives Condition To Forgive Oshiomhole

₦10bn Suit: Ortom Gives Condition To Forgive Oshiomhole

October 15, 2020 4:20 am

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has said he is ready to forgive the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), if he tenders an apology.

Ortom stated this on Wednesday, while speaking to newsmen during the distribution of 46 vehicles to 23 local government chairmen and leaders of the State House of Assembly in Makurdi.

Earlier this week, Oshiomhole sought an out-of-court settlement, at the further hearing of a N10billion libel suit Ortom instituted against him.

Read Also: Ortom Consoles Families Of Victims Of Auto Crash In Benue

Ortom had slammed the suit on Oshiomhole, after …

APC, PDP Tangle Over Attack On #EndSARS Protesters In Lagos

Ondo Election: You’re Bad Loser – APC Blasts PDP

October 11, 2020 12:42 pm

The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has lashed out at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for not showing the spirit of sportsmanship following what it described as an obvious outcome of the election.

According to the APC while taunting PDP over its performance at the poll held on Saturday, it emphasized that the needful ought to have been done by congratulating the APC and its candidate, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who is about to be declared winner of the election by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC.

Read Also: INEC Declares Akeredolu Winner Of Ondo Governorship Election

Speaking on behalf of …

Ex-lawmaker dumps Akeredolu, joins Ajayi’s ZLP

Ex-Lawmaker Dumps Akeredolu, Joins Ajayi’s ZLP

September 26, 2020 2:05 pm

Mr. Mike Omogbehin, immediate past House of Representatives member (Okitipupa/Irele constituency), has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

Omogbehin, also a member of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s Campaign Council in the Oct. 10 governorship election in the state, announced his defection in a statement issued on Saturday in Okitipupa.

He said that he would support the state Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi, who is the governorship candidate of the ZLP in the coming poll.

Read Also: Akeredolu Frustrating My Campaign – Ondo Deputy Gov

Omogbehin stated that his support for Ajayi was based on the …

APC Records Rich Harvest In Benue

Edo: Governorship Results Fabricated, We Reject Them – APC

September 21, 2020 7:38 am

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has rejected the results of the governorship poll held on Saturday in which Governor Godwin Obaseki was declared winner.

Obaseki had polled 307,955 votes to defeat Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC who scored 223,619 votes.

Reacting to Obaseki’s victory, the APC in a statement on its twitter handle told party faithful and supporters that it had noted their outcry and urged them to stay calm, as it was still studying the results and would decide what next to do.

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We Are Free To Pursue Legal Option – Ize-Iyamu

APC South Africa: Ize-Iyamu Must Be Supported

September 15, 2020 3:07 pm

The All Progressives Congress in South Africa (APC SÁ) has thrown its weight behind the Governorship Candidate of the party, Pastor Osagie Ize-lyamu, in the Edo State Governorship Election on September 19.

The group gave its support in a statement signed by Mr Sanni David, the National Publicity Secretary of the chapter, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.

Read Also: Gov Obaseki Opens Up On Fears About Edo Election

‘The APC SA has confidence that Pastor Osagie lze-Iyamu will deliver the much needed radical economic transformation for the people.

‘The Edo people

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Abiru to APC leaders - Prove Lagos voting strength with by-election

Abiru To APC Leaders: Prove Lagos Voting Strength With By-Election

September 15, 2020 2:59 pm
The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the October 31 Lagos East senatorial bye-election, Tokunbo Abiru has appealed to party faithfuls and leaders in the senatorial district to use the forthcoming by-election to prove the voting strength of Lagos State to the entire country.

Abiru, former Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, has also pleaded with the party faithfuls to go from community to community, house to house or local council to local council, convincing about two million registered electorate in Lagos East to vote the APC and his candidate in the next by-election.

He made this appeal at …

Former Adamawa gov James Ngilari dumps PDP for APC

Former Adamawa Gov James Ngilari Dumps PDP For APC

September 12, 2020 3:30 pm

Former Governor of Adamawa under the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. James Ngilari, has dumped PDP to All Progressives Congress (APC).

Alh. Ibrahim Bilal, state Chairman of APC confirmed the development on Saturday in Yola.

Bilal explained that the former PDP governor in the state dumped his party with thousands of his supporters.

‘I want to use this opportunity to announced that the former Governor of the state under the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr James Ngilari, has decamped to All Progressive Congress.’

‘Ngilari decamped to APC after a long consultation and he joined the progressive party with thousands of his supporters.’

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Tinubu Wants To Serve, Atiku Only Interested In Power - Ajomale (1)

Tinubu Wants To Serve, Atiku Only Interested In Power – Ajomale

September 11, 2020 3:00 pm

Chief Henry Ajomale, former chairman of the Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday said Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party’s National Leader is the best man to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

Even though Tinubu, a former governor Lagos, has not declared his intention to contest, many of his loyalists have started mobilising for him while many groups have also been formed in anticipation of his declaration.

Read Also: Fani-Kayode Slams Tinubu For Refusing To Greet Ooni Of Ife

Speaking in an interview, Ajomale said if elected President, Tinubu will turn Nigeria around for the better …

Edo Will Not Give Any Land To Herdsmen For Grazing – Obaseki

I’ll Bury Oshiomhole – Gov Obaseki Spits Fire

September 6, 2020 7:54 am
Godwin Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State, has declared that he will bury his predecessor and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole politically if he (Obaseki) emerges winner of the September 19 governorship election.
 

The Governor said this on Saturday during the closing moments of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaigns in Oredo local government.

According to the Governor, who was once Oshiomhole’s ally, the forthcoming poll is about contesting with Oshiomhole.

Read Also: Obaseki’s Certificates: Edo PDP Threatens Oshiomhole

He accused the former Governor of disrespecting the people of Benin kingdom.

“As a sitting

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